Trinidad
Away from the hustle of the center and handily located for excursions by the Trinidad–Cienfuegos road, this spacious lodging feels more like an inn, with…
Must-see hotels in Cuba
Cuba
Possibly the most whimsical house in the whole province, the impossible-to-miss Larabi – painted turquoise, purple and pink (it works) – jumps out at you…
Camagüey
Among the best of Camagüey's boutique hotels, it occupies an attractive city-center building that was once an office for the Cuban ferrocarril (railway),…
Villa Clara Province
Small really is beautiful at the Buenavista, where 105 rooms (a baby by cayo standards) are located apart from the other hotels at the western end of Cayo…
Villa Clara Province
A top-end paradise reminiscent of a Maldives private-island getaway, this is the only hotel on tiny Cayo Ensenachos and bags two of Cuba's best beaches …
Holguín Province
The resort alternative, this casa has a top-floor apartment that's bigger and better than your average hotel room. It works for small families, with a…
Holguín Province
Tucked away behind this high-walled patio are Gibara's coziest digs: a lovely, partially covered, plant-strewn patio leading to airy renovated rooms, one…
Vedado
Boutique hotels are a new thing in Cuba, and the five-room Candil is setting a high bar, occupying a distinguished early-20th-century villa decked out…
Holguín Province
With wonderful sea breezes and romantic sea views, this big yellow waterfront home beats all competition on ambience. The multiple terraces are conducive…
Playa Ancón
With true B&B style, this modern beach house provides a great escape. Owners Yile and Maikel have four smart guest rooms, each with refrigerator and safe,…
Ciego de Ávila Province
Plenty of shade, a lily pond and a curtain of water cascading in front of the pool bar add up to make the Daiquirí as unpretentious and appealing as ever…
Cayo Coco
This intimate resort on Playa Las Coloradas, at the hotel strip's eastern end, is everything you'd expect from Spain's Meliá chain. For a luxury twist,…
Granma Province
This fabulous casa would stand out in any city, let alone Manzanillo. The position, on the terracotta staircase to the Celia Sánchez Monument, obviously…
Villa Clara Province
A mark of Remedios' recent progression, this new hotel with its elegant white pillars holding up a handsome terracotta facade is one of Cuba's best…
Baracoa
Welcoming and hospitable, Ykira is Baracoa's premier hostess. She also serves a mean dinner made with homegrown herbs. A lovely mural lines the entrance…
Sancti Spíritus
The best budget option in town, this central colonial draped in ferns is home to a nice family with a puttering dachshund. Try for one of the two…
Camagüey Province
A stone's throw from the water, this marine-blue house on a sandy alley has the world's nicest hosts. There are three shipshape rooms, one very small, and…
Granma Province
This villa, 24km south of Bartolomé Masó, flanks the gateway to Gran Parque Nacional Sierra Maestra. There are 40 cabins (20 cheaper concrete ones and 20…
Granma Province
Perched on a low hill with the Caribbean on one side and the Sierra Maestra on the other, the modern Farallón is the most impressive option in Marea de…
Santiago de Cuba
The meticulously maintained family home of Juan Martí has a palatial quality, with a riot of antique furniture, light-filtering vitrales (stained-glass…
Bayamo
A modern rooftop bar, Jacuzzi and bright plant-laden courtyard enhance the colonial bones of the revamped Hotel Telégrafo, making it the most luxurious in…
Cayo Coco
The Spanish-colonial villas with attractively tiled public areas lend the Colonial a refined, cloistered air, as if you've landed in a village rather than…
Baracoa
Doctor-proprietors that make killer mojitos? You'd better believe it. This colonial house offers six rooms with gorgeous wooden window bars (the best are…
Guantánamo Province
Knocking the socks off any Cuban all-inclusive resort is this delightful place 22km north of Baracoa. Four rustic wooden villas house 16 rooms in total…
Las Tunas Province
On the way into town look for this yellow two-story home of a lovely Cuban-Italian couple. The rooms are all upstairs along a long shaded terrace with…
Ciego de Ávila Province
Tired cyclists and drivers, look no further: here's a bright-pink corner haven with a carport that's easy to find, with owners who have accrued years of…
Santiago de Cuba
Smack in the heart of the street renowned for live music, this welcoming family home features three huge rooms in a colonial home. The utterly lovely…
Bayamo
Any visitor to Cuba would consider this spotless modern home with attractive renovated rooms great value. Guests have flat-screen TVs, wi-fi and their own…
Las Tunas
A very helpful and secure casa particular with personalized attention. The sheen coming off the furnishings in this immaculate bungalow might dazzle you…
Las Tunas Province
Las Tunas Province’s only all-inclusive resort is also one of the island’s most isolated, its highlight being scuba diving at the coral reef 1.5km…
Las Tunas
With a warm welcome, this 1970s home sparkles with care. Of the four guest rooms in total, the two in back offer ample privacy and space, with flat-screen…
Havana
Swiss hotel chain Kempinski runs this self-proclaimed 5½-star hotel in the heart of Old Havana. Covering the entire block, the luxurious property features…
Habana Vieja
After interminable renovations, Havana’s finest art nouveau building once again hosts a hotel. Before you even go inside you can award five stars for the…
Vedado
Cuba's most businesslike city hotel is an oceanside concrete giant built in 1994 (it's the only building from this era on the Malecón) that will satisfy…
Varadero
Always one of Varadero’s more salubrious offerings, this attractive low-rise resort at the end of the peninsula has recently changed brands from Spanish…
Havana
Al Capone once hired out the whole 6th floor, Graham Greene used room 501 as a setting for Our Man in Havana, and the Mafia requisitioned the place as…
Habana Vieja
Restored under the watchful eye of the City Historian in the late 1990s, the former residence of the Count of Villanueva, a 19th-century railway-building…
Viñales
Yoan Reyes has put huge efforts into shaping his fabulous house, which now has five modern bedrooms (some with king-sized beds), a round pool, a well…
Vedado
Marta has lived in this apartment block on Av de los Presidentes since the 1960s. One look at the view and you'll see why: the glass-front wraparound…
Havana
The mint-green Saratoga is an architectural work of art that stands imposingly at the intersection of Paseo de Martí and Dragones, with fantastic views…
